The Struggles of an Immigrant: A Poor Boy in Pakistan Became a Prestigious Doctor in the United States

Ashraf Sufi came to the United States of America thinking he wouldn’t struggle. He was wrong. For the first fifteen years in the U.S., life was so difficult that he wanted to go back to his home country of Pakistan. Slowly and gradually, things started getting better. In this memoir, he recalls his upbringing in Pakistan and traces the history of his family—much of which is unknown even to his relatives. He describes his struggles in schools, including the obstacles he overcame to earn his ...